Nobody has come out of the Payman row with clean hands
Labor now wears the ire of Muslim communities, while Peter Dutton has crafted his messaging to squeeze in everything from Fatima Payman to grocery prices.
He might have already been trailing in the polls. There may have already been deep doubts among voters about whether he was too old for the job. But it took just one appalling, hard-to-watch stumble by US President Joe Biden last week to lead even the most sober of analysts to not just say he should withdraw from the presidential contest, but even question his capacity for office in the months remaining of his presidency.
That was despite Biden’s slip being made in a debate with a convicted felon and sexual abuser who was widely reported to have lied repeatedly on the night about the most basic of facts.
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Laura Tingle is chief political correspondent for the ABC's 7.30 program. She is the staff-elected director of the ABC. Connect with Laura on Twitter.
